Ralph Lauren quietly shuttered its two-year-old 20,000-square-foot store last week. Other brands are expected to close boutiques in a city that has lost its luster for cash-rich mainland Chinese tourists.

PRABAL GETS A ROSE: For his first print advertising campaign, Prabal Gurung called on lensman Dan Jackson to shoot Liya Kebede. With Christopher Simmonds handling the creative direction and Tiina Laakkonen styling, the images feature the model standing strong with arms akimbo opposite a shot of a metallic rose afire.

The spring ads will run solely in Out of Order but to lay the kindling — so to speak — the designer’s creative team has posted an animated short of a burning rose on Instagram, with a slow reveal of Kebede’s face to follow. The Julian Watson Agency’s Shon made sure that every hair was whisked away and Art & Commerce’s Hannah Murray finessed the model’s makeup.RELATED STORY: Prabal Gurung RTW Spring 2014 >>

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@rebeccaminkoff is bringing self-checkout to high fashion: The brand has partnered with @queuehop to bring its customers self-checkout options, beginning this holiday season at its SoHo store. (📷: @aurorarosephoto)